Seven Days

Shiva (original title)

According to the tradition, the period of mourning begins after funeral: the complete family goes to the home of the late one, and nobody must leave this place during seven days. One must dedicate oneself to prayer for the soul of the deceased and tell him goodbye. During one week, they are going to sleep together on slim mattresses, to eat a light food, without shaving, taking a shower, or even changing clothes.

The mournes are the six brothers, the two sisters, the spouse and her two children as well as the mother, To these twelve persons are added the brothers wives, and some close friends.

The action takes place during the 1991 Gulf war, and the missiles of Saddam Hussein constitute a permanent threat. The family factory of painting on aluminum, which is their mutual source of income, is at the edge of bankruptcy and debts pile up.

Vis a vis these multiple pressures these << Seven Days>> are going to put to the test family structure. All its members have to unite and show solidarity towards their fellows.

They should mourn their deceased brother and put aside any material worries, but instead of that, ther reject the idea of death and the purpose of their meeting, to leave place to their old demons.